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China Dragon

Chinese restaurantsChesterfield

4.4 out of 5 stars4.4(559 reviews)

Quick info

+44 1246 452626
72 High St, New Whittington, Chesterfield S43 2AJ, United Kingdom
£20–30

About China Dragon

China Dragon is a Chinese restaurant in Chesterfield, at 72 High St, serving an all-you-can-eat menu where every dish is cooked to order rather than held in a hot buffet. Plates come out in small portions, so guests order several rounds, and the staff come over to ask which dishes to send out next. Prawn crackers reach the table as soon as guests sit down. The kitchen cooks salt and pepper wings, tea smoked chicken and crispy chilli beef, and the menu also carries vegetarian options. Walk-in guests wait for a table in a bar area.

Good to know

  • Reservations
    Accepts reservations
  • Parking
    Free parking lot · Free street parking · Usually somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance, restroom
  • Good for kids
    Good for kids · High chairs · Family-friendly
  • Dietary
    Vegetarian options

Reviews

4.4/5
559 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention salt and pepper wings, all-you-can-eat cooked to order, small portion sizes and crispy chilli beef.

5★
386
4★
96
3★
28
2★
15
1★
34

Customer Review Summary

Salt and pepper dishes draw the most praise, especially the wings, called crispy and spicy, with salt and pepper chicken and prawns also named. Close behind are crispy chilli beef, tea smoked chicken and beef in black bean. Reviewers describe an all you can eat format cooked to order, and some like the small portions for sampling many dishes. Service splits opinion. Many call the staff friendly and quick, while others felt rushed and watched, were repeatedly interrupted to order more, or were told by a server that they don't leave food. Some found the portions tiny, the chow mein dry, the ribs fatty and the chairs tatty. One reviewer reports nine of a party of 14 fell ill within 48 hours, and another says one of their group was ill overnight. Several praise food arriving piping hot, with prawn crackers brought out as soon as diners sit down.

Featured reviews

  • Google user
    “The food was nice but found the staff quite rude, felt like they was watching us eat and when we wanted to order more seemed like they didn’t want us to and didn’t like it when we left some on our plate and ordered more her response was we don’t leave food. Felt like they kept watching us to just didn’t like the atmosphere here.”
  • Google user
    “We’ve been eating at China Dragon, regularly, for several years and have never had anything but excellent food and exceptional service. We visited, again, today with our two friends and thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The young man in attendance was, as always, very attentive, professional and welcoming. Our food was served quickly and was of the highest standard. China Dragon offers a fabulous selection of well cooked & presented food at a very reasonable price. We’ll be back again soon. Recommended to all.”
  • Google user
    “My only negative is the distance I travel to visit this restaurant, I drive forty minutes on a clear run but it’s not the first time and definitely won’t be the last but it does limit me to special occasions. On my latest visit we was a party of four and we all agreed every dish was cooked and seasoned to perfection, the crispy chilli beef and chicken are the best I’ve had also the salt and pepper chicken. The staff never stop back and forth and are very friendly, my favourite food served at its very best.”
  • Google user
    “Only buffet options.No à la carte menu.Staff friendly but constantly interrupting our evening to ask what other dishes we want, as they all come in little portions. So not a pleasant experience. Also chairs old and tatty, and uncomfortable. Will not return.”
  • Google user
    “Made to feel rushed to eat, asking for more food and made to feel judged by the female servers as if we’re ordering too much but the portions were tiny that came out, 100s of plates on the table but hardly any food. Weird set up. When speaking to female staff and asking normal questions get given a weird judgemental look by female staff. Spoke to other customers very friendly but for some reason chose to not take a liking to me and came across cold and fake. When a female staff member was taking our order down she didn’t communicate with us how she wanted to go around the table and take everyone’s order, you could see she was getting visibly annoyed with us but somehow expects us to mind read that we know exactly how she takes everyone’s order. The chow mein noodles are the really thin ones, they were dry and tiny bits of chicken is added separately to the noodles and it’s so white you can tell it’s just added in after and not cooked with it. Ribs were very fatty. One of our group was ill in the night of and was sat on the loo all night. It was not the best experience and left over all a bit disappointed. Not the most approachable staff.”

Highlights

  • Popular for lunch
  • Popular for dinner
  • Popular for solo dining
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options

Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Free parking lot
  • Accepts reservations
  • No-contact delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
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  • Family-friendly
  • Vegetarian options
  • Bar onsite
  • Cozy
  • All you can eat
  • Beer
Offerings· 6
  • Alcohol
  • Coffee
  • Hard liquor
  • Late-night food
  • Small plates
  • Wine
Atmosphere· 1
  • Casual
Planning· 1
  • Dinner reservations recommended
Dining options· 5
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating
  • Table service
Popular for· 1
  • Solo dining
Crowd· 1
  • Groups
Service options· 1
  • Delivery
Facilities· 1
  • Restroom
Accessibility· 1
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
Parking· 2
  • Free street parking
  • Usually somewhat difficult to find a space
Family-friendly· 2
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs

Location

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